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TIE NEWS CONDENSED.

Tuesday hhN d
n, li.ens. takes hold we'll at the start III
New Bedford.
Fonr eases of smallpox were reported in
New York city.
There is an extensive lockout oil shoeiiiaA-
ers in Cincinnati.
The Beverly investigation was resul'''o
hv the house committee at bosloil'
4 very severe hail storm DESTROYED about
S2OO. 900 worth of property in Minnesota
The New England Telephone u telegraph
company pays out $2l0, 0OOin dividends
Prince Jerome Bonaparte has had an at
tack of apoplexy, and Is in dangerous CON
dition.
John Holden. aged - years committed
suicile in the attic of an old deserted house
at Southbury, Conn.
Rev. T. Brosnnhau, of Waltham Mass
notifies his parishioners that less display
must be made at funerals.
The public debt statement shows the re
suct!on OF the public debt during the month
Of April, TO he S130j3,9 sos. Total cash III
the treas nry $3.50, 100, s9G.
the cerncc. gutter and sheet metal work
ers Of Boston ask for reduction IN the
hours Of labor per day.
The governor of Maine has appointed
Henry l.. Mitchell Of Bangor. general OF
the militia, and Gen. II. L. Beal, OF Nor
way, inspector general
Mis-, Julia Z. Poueret was installed as
deaconc>s in the st George Episcopal
church. New York, Sunday, by Bishop Pot
ter. She Is the first deaconess admitted to
the church in i00 years.
The d .rorators at Smith Bros. glass fac
tory at New Bedford were locked out by
t he proprietors One OF them was instructed
TO direct girl in her work and declined, and
he others acked him upi
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THE EARTH TROUBLED.
Prophecies of General Consulsion in
Mexico


Tucson, A. r., May s.-Another vio-
lent earthquake is reported in the San Joso
mountains, 40 miles south OF Fort lluachuca,
in Sonora Gen Forsyth has sent an ex-
ploration party to investigate
party just returned from the Santa
Catalina mountains report that the canonS
are full of water, which was brought 10 the
surface by the earthquake This is a great
boon for that region, as there are thousands
of acres of good farming lands at the base
of the mountains which needed only water
TO make them invaluable.
Another good effect Of the earthquake is
the opening Of two large gold VEINS which
We're discovered ON the Santa Catalina
mountains at IA point where the whole side
of the mountain lid down Several pres
pectins parties have left 10 settle claims
CITY OF MENICo. May 9-Tht govern
ment has just received its first information
regarding the disastrous earthquake on the
"a at bahlspr, district oi MoatcXma,
Sonora by which 100 persons lost their
lives The earthquake hcgan ut 3ln r. III.
at the same time volcanic eruptions begun
IN the HelghhOring mountains lighting up
the SUBMITS Tor long distance Tho SINE
afternoon earthquake shock, were felt
throughout thu sta.e
l-oda scientists predict that heNico is
al ont Ia undergo IA general SEISMIC convul-
sion, and recent re#prl, of earthquake
shocks show that there is mid,s ,lread vol.
canic activity from one end ur Mexico 10
the other
Volcanic outbreaks are occurring near
the Gnatciualan border ii, vel as in the
state of Sonora
a eneamn.. Meyieo, dispatch say that
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BosroN, May 9.-The champion Of the
keel schooner American yachts, the For
tuna, leaves these waters about June | for a
trip to Europe. She will sail either from
Gloucester or Marblchead. The schooner
yacht Fortuna stands at the ,ad of keel
schooner yachts in this country. she is a
New York production, although owned by
ExCommodore II. s. Hovey of this city
1t is to be hoped that the English yachts
men will get up race for keel schooner
yachts, so that the Fortuna can be a starter
against some of their best keel schooncrs,
She will no doubt prove that there is consd-
cradle speed in American keels rs well as
centerboards. More than ever it is now re
GREETED that the Mayfower is not to go
across. The Fortuna will use her new suit
Of sails which were made by Sawyer, OF
New York, last year She is now at Bev-
erly, where she is being fitted out by Capt.
NeWcomb
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BosToN, May 5.-Iadies who hive been
interested in the work of securing police
matrons to care for women under arrest in
the city of Boston and the state of Massa-
chuseetts, have organized committee to re
ceive applications for positions ms police
matrons, hoping by personal and careful at
tention to secure women best calculated to
do this work. 1t is understood that the po-
lice commissioners will take under consider
alton the names approved by this committee
The committee is headed by Mrs. Oliver
Ames and Mrs. Hugh O'Brien.
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Sherif's Sale.


Taken on execution, issued April 9th 1887, on
a judgement recovered on the first day Of April
A. ID. 1887 by the consideration Of the Supreme
Judicial Court began and held at Skowhegan.
within and for the County of Somerset on the
third Tuesday OF March A. ID. 1887 in favor Of
Lester W. SheHn of Canaan in said County ;
Plaintiff against lrena Irwin Of said Canaan,
Defendant in the sum Of $40 damages and costs
of suit taxed at .26 amounting to S1626, and
will be sold upon said execution at public auction
to the highest bidder therefor at the law office Of
+. b. Barrett in said Canaan on Saturday the
18th day of June A. d. 1887 at two O'Clock in the
afternoon, the following real estate, attached on
the original writ i'll said action, belonging to
said Defendant situated in said town Of Canaan
containing "a acres of land more or less, and
bounded as follows, to wit North by j. f. Nc
Laughlins land on the East by land formerly
owned BY Charles Moore and land formerly
owned By Mark Gerald; South by land of Mark
Written and land formerly owned by Ira Spauld-
ing and on the West by Mark Whittens land
and by land formerly occupied by Jedediah
Hayden and the road leading by said j. +. Nc
Laughln's, and being the same premises con-
Ncyed by Eugene Goodridge to said lrcna Irwin
by deed dated May II, 1850, recorded in Vol 1872,
page l6l of Somerset Registry ofdeeds this sale
is to De suiect to mortgage of said premises
given to the Watcrvillc Savings Bank by said
Ircna Irwin March l3, 1886 recorded in Vol 1874,
page i7G of same Registry to secure payment Of
$500 to said Bank in one year and interest.
Dated at Skowhegan, April 9th, A. ID. 1887.
Bits IENAS VAUGHAN, Sheriff.
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SheriH's Safe.

NoMERSIT S.
Taken the 2Sth day of April, a. u. 1885, on
execution dated the 21h day Of April \. D..
lSS7 issued on judgement rendered by the SUI
prrme judicial Court for the County Of Somerset
at the term thereof began and held at Skowhc-
gan, in and for said County of Somerset, ON the
third Tuesday Of March, A. d. 1857, to wit: On
the first day Of April a. d. 1887, in favor Of
Hiram Burrl Of Skowhcgan, in said County of
Somerset, and against franci, Mitchell and Bet
scy Mitchell, both of said SkOwhcgan County Of
Somerset, for two hundred and furty-hyc dollars
and hfty-six cents, debt or damage, and ten
dollars and twcnty-four cents cost Of suit, and
will be sold at public Auction ON the premises in
Skowhcgan, in said County Of Somerset to the
highest bidder, on the ith day Of June, A. d..
1887 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon the following
described real estate and all the right, title and
interest which the said Francis Mitchell and
Bctsey Mitchell has III and to the same or had
on the 10Th day of November, A. ID. 1886 at ~
O'Clock in the afternoon, the time when the
same was attached on the original writ in the
same suit to wit To redeem the following dcs-
cribed mortgagCd real estate, situated in Skow-
hogan in said County, to wit: certain lot or
parcel Of land situated in Skowhegan in said
County Of Somerset, with the buildings thereon,
bounded and described as follows viz; Wester-
" by the road leading from Alonzo Mclntre' TO
Amasa Bigclows Southcrly by the road leading
by Samuel Cakes Easterly by land Of Levi
Emery and formerly A. x Z. Coburn and North
erly by the Harper Allen farm and that part Of
the .arm set off to Francis Allen, containing
ninety acres of land more or less.
Dated at Skowhegan, April 18th, \. y. 1851.
BIS IENAS VAUGHAN, Sheriff.
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D1EafzFxY, L.

Two New Bedford pd
suspended for slsep1ng.
Fire In the Stark hou@
Vt, did 5000 damAgs.
1t Is reported that DWJ
bought Egmont, the Nahhv}1o
from the Auburn, Ind, s1ab'a ~ ~
cash
The Pacific railroads commission adj
iourned until Tuesday, 1t has SO far con
fined its inquiries to the operations of the
Union Pacific.
Canovas del Castillo, the Spanish States
man. is about to marry the daughter Of
Marquis de Sotnayor. The latter has been
opposed to the match during a courtship Of
thirteen years.
1t is stated that Corporation Counsel
Lacombe of New York has accepted
the position of United States circuit
court Judge He will be the first Democrat
holding such position in that district since
Buchanans administration.
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Foreclosure N Office

Whereas Charles Linnell by his mortgage
deed dated March II, \. d. 1885 conveyed 10
me the following described land, situated in
Skowhcgan, viz: bounded West by the road
leading by Charles IL. Fosters; ON the North
by land Of 4. Drawn and land of Charles IL .
Foster on the East by land Of Horace Ames,
land OF Royal +. Holt and land of Colaka Ro-
Inns, and on the South by lanS of Timothy B..
Barrett, containing hfty-hve acres more or less.
Now the conditions of the said mortgage having
been broken, hereby claim to forecose the
same and give this notice for that purpose
Dated Skowhegan, April 25th, 1887.
3wl7. MARX Z. WATERMAN.
BY j. WRIGHT, his Atty.
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HANOVER, N. H., May Henry II.
Baker, of Bow, N. H., of the Dartmouth
class of 1868, offers the following prizes for
competition by undergraduates and alumni
of Dartmouth college:
One hundred dollars for the best original
words for Dartmouth college song, and
800 for the best original music for Dart
mouth college song. Tho prize for the
words will be awarded at the 1883 com
mencement, and that for the music at the
1889 commencement
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CONCORD n H, May 3-In the supreme
court Rufus Woodbury., of Hooksett, indicted
for rape, pleaded guilty to aggravated as
sault, and was sentenced to four months in
jail Fred Bourbon, of Franklin, indicted
for manslaughter in the first degree, for
causing the death of John GiIligan, IF
Frasklin, last fall, was given four years in
Drisou
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THE ROCHESTER TRAGEDY.
Elmer Iibbets Makes AN Mortcm
Stntememt.

statement.
ROCHESTER,, y. H., May Elmer Til
bets, who wns shot by an unknown French
man Thursday night and thrown into the
river, from which he escaped has made an
ante-mortcm statement as follows:
81 met the Freuchman on Tibbets AVE-
nuegave him drink from my bottle, after
which n dispute arose We repaired to the
trotting park to fight il out. We elinched,
and threw my companion He Tipped out
Il revolver, shooting at me, and then threw
me into the river | scrambled on my
hands and knees to Josslyn's house and
Josslyn took me home -
Tibbet described his assailant as best he
could, but did not know his name. Tbbet
is slowly sinking and his recovery is consid-
cred doubtful. The ball has been extracted.
The police claim they have clue by which
the guilty person will be brought to justice
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we eherish t'' eeil'l 'pa' 3'g'i''', III
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Foreclosure n Office

Whereas Sarah A. White and Franklin
White of Bingham, by their mortgage deed
dated November 6, 1855, and recorded in the
Somerset registry of deeds, book 1874, page ,0l
conveyed to Charlie A. and Sidney W. Balen-
tine certain parcels of real estate situated in
Bingham in Somerset County, Maine, and de-
scrbed follows the northwest quarter of
lot number nine in the fifth range of lots, con-
tanning fifty acres more or less the northeast
quarter OF lot number nine in the fourth range
of lots, containing fifty acres more or less and
the west half of lot number ten in the fifth
range of lots, containing one hundred acres
more or less. And the said Charlie A. and
Sidney W. Balentine by their assignment dated
March 10, 1856, and recorded in Somerset Reg
istry of Deeds book 1885, page 76, have assigned
and transferred to me, the undersigned, the
aforesaid mortgage deed aad all their rights
Hereunder And whereas the condition of said
mortgage has been broken, now therefore, by
reason of the breach of abe coalition thereof,
claim foreclosure of said mortgage and give
this notice for that purpose. 3wl7
ABNER L. WHIPPLE.
Dated April q, 1887.
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ANOTHER MILLION OFFERED.

James G.. Clark Proposes Another Gift
to the Worcester University.
WORCESTER, Mass, May 5.-The incor
porators of the Clark university at Wor-
cester met yesterday for organization. A
letter from Jonas Ct. Clark the founder of
the institution, Offering to the institution
another million OF dollars, half of it con
ditionally, was received.
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WASHINGTON, May 9.-The naval inspec-
tion board has returned from visit of in
spection to the seven monitors at City Point.
They were found to be all in excellent con-
dition, four of them, the Wyandotte, Cats.
kill, Lehigh and Ajax, being ready for ac-
tive service, and three, the Mahopac, Man
haitian and Canonicus, being suitable for
harbor defense
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New YORK, May 9,-The half clipper
ship Seminole of Suttons California
Dispatch line and the clipper Charmer of
the New York and California line will race
from this port around Cape Horn to San
Francisco, starting Tuesday. Several
thousand dollars have been wagered on the
race Both vessels have fast records. The
distance is 5000 miles.
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WASHINGTON, May 7.-Secretary Whit
ney has decided to order the repair of the U.
s. S. Hartford, now at Mare island, Cal. The
California delegation, which has been here
for week, working to secure the orders for
the repairs, as returned to the west in good
spirits over the result of their labors.
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HANOVER, N. H., May 5.--At n meeting
of the Dartmouth college faculty, ID. H.
Lawrence, of Maiden, Mass, and A, A
Fisher, of Washington, managing and bust
ness editor respectively of The Aegis, were
suspended from college for the appearance
in that periodical of cartoon rejecting
upon the president.
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Forty two yearling Kentucky thorough
lrtds were sold for $40, 9G0
Consul General Walker of Paris is
UNDERSTOOD to have resigned.
The Portland bark Endeayor stranded at
the mouth of the Sagua harLor.
The Pacific railroad commission is 90
ing to Boston in about two weeks.
The Fuguierre and Merce design for thu
Lafayette statue at Washington is accepted
Six English detectives are said to I've at
tending anti-coercion meetings in this coun-
try.
Henry George addressed great audielc
at the Anti Poverty society meeting in New
York
Mrs Elizabeth Granger celebrate her
l02d birthday ut Pittsheld, Mass. She is
hale and hearty.
George L. Howe, for many years master
mechanic of the st. Johnsbury a Lake
Champlain railroad, died at St Johnsbury.
Vienna dispatch says that peasants at
tackled the Jewish quarter in "A MoraYan
village, but were finally dispersed by troops
Miss Henrietta Hampstead, 10, was acct
dentally shot ut the farm of James Black
burn. brother of Senator Blackburn at
Spring Station, Ky, in playful struggle
for II rifle.
Mrs Garfield writes that she will not be
able to attend the unwilling of the Garfield
statue at Washington on Thursday but her
sons, Harry and James, now at Columbia
law school, will attend.
The Home stead glass works at Homo
stead. Penn. intending the factory cut
ting and packing departments, offices and
warehouses; have been burned. The fire is
believed to have been caused by natural
gas The loss was $50, 900; fully insured
Sanford A. Carpenter, a prominent cti-
zen, of Pittsfeld, Mass, is said to have
elupcd with Mrs. Charles II. Rider, aged 30
and attractive. Carpenter left a wife and
aged mother, while Mrs Rider has hus-
band and two sons here 1t is supposed the
couple have gone to Vermont.
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Beach has made a deposit in his match
with Hanlan.
Sir William Young, ex-chief justice Of
Nova Scotia is dead.
Express Messenger Fotheringham sues for
damages for false arrest.
The contract work on the monitors Terror
and Amphitrite is finished
The largcs. bc ,semer steel plant in the
south is in operation at Chattanooga.
A perpetual gravity motor has been in
vented by a machinlst of fremont, N. y.
The Spanish chamber of deputies adopted
bill establishing trial by jury by vote of
POO to 80
There is "A possibility of the Washington
monument being CLOSED to visitors, on ac-
count Of vandalism.
Thomas e. Perkins, refiner, was ar
rested at Providence for stealing gold from
his employers; his regulations are thou hit
to amount to 5000.
An engine AMI thirty cars were wrecked
at Milcrs Falls, on the Fitchburg railroad,
by running into a land slide; John Hall u
brakeman, was killed.
James g. Blaine has gone into thu Wash
ington real estate market again He has
bought a large lot ON Meridian hull. north
west of the city, for S4j0O.
Mrs James Brown Potter will leave the
London liaymarket on the l4th and in
October begins an American tour in Delpit's
play, Mile. De Bresser.
The Farmers Review says: Rains have
been beneficial to winter wheat in all states
reporting the past week, but more is re-
quirel to give that crop and the spring
wheat a more rapid growth, Seeing OF
spring wheat is completed and in many i'll
stances the crop is above ground aud p. ON
ising well.
A Montreal dispatch says; The French
press, without regard TO politics, is unani-
nous in denouncing William O'Brien's pro
posed visit to Canada to agitate the re-
moval of Lord I.ansdownp This unanimity
of opinion is somewhat surprising, unless,
indeed they have received instructions from
the church
An Indian magnate, the maharajah OF
Jadhpore, lost six boxes of jewels in the
sinking of the steamship Tasmania off the
Corsican coast last month, and he demands
S20O0 from the steamship company as
indemnity. The jewels were left with the
captain, who, having saved his passengers,
went down with his ship.
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BARRE, Mass, May 3,-Henry Woods, of
Boston, has presented to the Library asso-
citation of this, his native town, handsome
and substantial building, erected by him last
season, and 5000 as an endowment for Ii
brary purposes. The building will be dedi-
Gated in June.
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ShOemaking Brisk in LYNN,

LYNN, Mass, May 9.-Shoe manufactur-
ing is becoming quite brisk in the Lynn
factories at the present time, and a large
trade is anticipated this season or for the
next four months Orders are coming in in
large numbers, and there is no labor trouble
In the way Of a successful season.
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Enough Money for an Arthur Monument.

New YORK, May THE Arthur statue
committee held a meeting at which it was
found that enough money had been col
lected to erect suitable monument to the
president at Albany. 1t was resolved to
appoint committee of 100 to receive still
further subscriptions for some public test-
monial to his memory
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BANGOR, Me-, May 9.-The water in the
river is steadily falling. North run dam
ON the west branch of the Penobscot is safe
The Maine Central expects to get trains
through to Vanceburg today.
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HARTFORD, Conn, May 6.-The Con
nee -. house has passed bill making
women eligible to election on district school
boards
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SENT HER DRUGGED FIGS.

Arrest of "A Man Charged with Attempt
ing to Poison Al Lewiston Woman.
LEWISTON, Me, May GA man named
Leayitt was arrested here on suspicion of
attempting to poison a woman with figs
containing paris green. The package was
left with note over the signature of man
acquaintance, which is claimed to be for
gerry. She broke open one of the figs and
discovered the poison.
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THE GRANGE NOT PARTISAN.

,. We emphatically and sincerely as
scrt the oft-repcated truth taught in our
organic law, that the Grange-National,
STATE, or subordinate-is not Il political
or party organization. No Grange, If
true to its obligations, can discuss poll
teal or religious questions, nor call poll
teal conventions, nor nominate candi-
dates, nor even discuss their merits in its
meetings
Yet the principles we teach underlie
all true polite; all true StateSm nship,
and il properly carried out will tend to
purify the whole political atmosphere eff
our country, for we seek the greatest
good to the greatest number
We must bear in mind that no one, by
becoming Il Patron of IIusbandry, gives
up that inaienable right and duty, which
belongs to every American citizen, to
take II proper interest in the politics of
his country
On the contrary. it is right for every
member to do all in his power legitmately
to influence for good the action of any
political party to which he belongs. 1t Is
his duty to do all he can in his own party
to put down bribery, corruption and
trickery to see that none but compe-
tent faithful and honest men, who will
uDnlncnlnSy stahd ny our lutlustTiai III
tcrests, are nominated for all positions of
trust, and to have carried ont the princi-
pie which should characterize every Pat
ron, that,
THE OFFICE SHOULD SEEK TIE MAN, AM
NOT TINE MAN THE opFICE.
We acknowledge the broad principle
that the difference of opinion is no crime
| and hold that progress toward truth i,
made by differences of opinion Will,
"the fault lies in bitterness of contro
versy
We desire a proper equality, equity
] and fairness; protection for the weak
restraint upon the strong; in short, justly
! distributed burdens and justly distributed
| power. These are American ideas, the
very essence of American independence
| and to advocate the contrary is unworthy
| of the sons and daughters of an American
republic.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 9,-The commit
tee on the dedication Of the Burnside monu-
ment have decided that 1t shall be unveiled
% Monday. July L
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We shall advance the causc of cduca-
ton among ourselves, and for our chill
drcIl, by all just means within our power.
We especially advocate for our agricnl-
turist and industrial colleges, that practi-
cal agriculture, domestic science, and all
the arts which adorn the home be taught
in their courses of study